North baseball vs. Floyd Central

Top 7: Reliever Pete Allen gets out of a 2-on, none-out jam with a 5-3 double play and Web Gem of a play from Max Williams at second. Williams lunged to his left to grab a hard a groundball off a hop and threw to first for the final out.

Bottom 6th: Another Floyd Central E1 leads to a North run. After Cleaver led off the inning with a single to right-center field, Ryan Wicker laid down a perfect bunt up the first baseline. FC reliever Garrett Ruttle picked up the ball and threw it into foul territory. The gaffe put Cleaver on third and Wicker on second. Dylan Stutsman and Adam Cornwell each followed with RBI singles to extend the North lead to 8-3.

Bottom 5th: Big inning and a big rally for North. After Cleaver led off the inning with a single, Ryan Wicker laid down a sac bunt. FC pitcher Kyle Sipes picked up the ball and made an errant throw into foul territory down the right field line. Cleaver scored North’s first run on the overthrow and Wicker moved all the way to third.
Richardson walked with two outs and Chris Campbell came on to pinch run. Baron Ryan came through with a single to right, scoring Wicker, and Campbell moved to second. Bryce Aldridge followed with an RBI single of his own before Colby Stratten clubbed a three-run homer to left field to give North a 6-3 lead.

End 3rd: Cougars stranded a pair in the bottom of the third. After Stutsman walked with one out, Adam Cornwell hit a looper into the left field corner for a double. With two runners in scoring position, Richardson hit a comebacker to FC pitcher Kyle Sipes, who caught Stutsman in a 1-5-1-2 rundown for the second out. Baron Ryan flew out to right to end the inning. After three complete, Floyd Central still leads 3-0.

1: Floyd Central strikes for three runs in the top of the first on an RBI double by Jacob Snodgrass and back-to-back RBI groundouts. Cougars go quietly; three up, three down in the bottom half. FC up 3-0.

PREGAME: Two big matchups on deck for Bloomington North this afternoon. First up is Floyd Central. Dylan Stutsman will be on the mound for the Cougars.